Although parenting styles constitute a well-known concept in research, two issues have largely been overlooked existing studies. In particular, the psychological control dimension has rarely explicitly modelled and there is limited insight into joint that simultaneously characterize maternal paternal practices their impact on child development. Using data from sample of 600 Flemish families raising an 8-to-10 year old child, we identified naturally occurring styles. A cluster analysis based...

The present study examined specialized associations between parental control and child aggression in a sample of 600 8- to 10-years old children. Parental dimensions subtypes were assessed using multiple informants (i.e. children, mothers, fathers, peers, teachers). In line with expectations, physical punishment was positively associated overt aggression, whereas psychological relational both girls boys. addition, this demonstrated that if parents employed similar parenting strategies, it...

Although a number of instruments for assessing attitudes toward statistics have been developed, several questions with regard to the structure and item functioning remain unresolved. In this study, Survey Attitudes Toward Statistics (SATS-36), widely used questionnaire measure six aspects students’ statistics, is investigated. This study addresses previously unexplored issue individual functioning. Based on confirmatory factor analysis using items, results suggest that SATS-36 can be...

This study examines the role of teachers' expectations in association between children's socio-economic background and achievement outcomes. Furthermore, ethnicity moderating this mediated relation is investigated. In present study, 3,948 children from kindergarten are examined. Data analysed by means structural equation modeling. First, results show that mediate SES their later language math achievement, after controlling for ethnicity, prior gender. result indicates teachers may exacerbate...

The Evaluation Self-Efficacy (ESE) scale was designed as an outcome measure for evaluation research courses in social work. A revised version of the Social Cognitive Theory–based ESE (ESE-II) developed and evaluated current study including both new items. ESE-II a final sample 168 masters level students using pretest–posttest design. Exploratory factor analysis revealed single-factor structure underlying 14 self-efficacy items at assessment points. Cronbach’s alphas were high pre- posttest....

Abstract Background Mental health is increasingly viewed as the presence of various aspects well-being rather than just absence mental illness. The Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) a 14-item instrument that assesses health, focusing on emotional, psychological, and social well-being. present study examined for first time psychometric properties Dutch version MHC-SF among adolescents, its factor structure, internal consistency, construct validity, gender age factorial invariance. Methods...

Questionnaire ratings were used to obtain child, mother, and father on three major parenting dimensions (behavioral control, psychological support) in a sample of 600 children aged 8-to-10 years old. Results indicated that mothers, fathers, able reliably differentiate between the by means questionnaire ratings. Convergent discriminant validity tested analyzing multitrait-multimethod matrix via confirmatory factor analysis. Convergence mothers fathers was satisfactory, while convergence child...

Previous research has identified that staff-client interactions play an important role in the origin and maintenance of challenging behaviour. Particularly, reciprocity between staff behaviour client been considered a key issue. Furthermore, severe found to elicit negative emotional reactions from which turn may influence staff's Another variable associated with are attributions regarding clients' The present study tested several hypotheses about associations variables...

Using a cross-lagged panel design, this study examined the directionality of relations between parental psychological control and child relational aggression. Data were collected from proportionally stratified sample 600 Flemish 8- to 10-year-old children at 3 measurement points with 1-year intervals. Reciprocal effects evident in mother–child dyads. Maternal was positively related aggression 1 year later, maternal later. The father–child dyads best represented by unidirectional parent...

This study aimed at determining whether paternal parenting behaviours (attachment and positive affection) added significant information on children's psychosocial adjustment beyond that provided by maternal reports. Five hundred fifty‐two children (fourth through sixth graders) from a non‐clinical sample completed brief measure of perceived attachment security to their mother father. Parents teachers the filled out Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire, which covers behavioural problems (i.e....

Objective: Many professions use some form of internship in professional education. Social work has utilized field instruction throughout much its history. Recently, the Council on Work Education (CSWE) designated as social work’s signature pedagogy. A systematic review was undertaken to examine evidence related this designation. Method: Twenty-five primary databases, three grey literature sources, a research university library (for monographs and collections) were searched addition survey...

Across 50 years of research, extensive efforts have been made to improve the effectiveness psychotherapies for children and adolescents. Yet recent evidence shows no significant improvement in youth psychotherapy outcomes. In other words, general quality therapy models do not appear translated directly into improved We used multilevel meta-analytic data from 502 randomized controlled trials generate a bivariate copula model predicting effect size as approaches infinity. Our results suggest...